I'll say it before, and I'll say it again: I really wish that Jason Varitek finishes his career with the Boston Red Sox.

However, I'm still sticking with the prediction I made in November. Given the impasse between he and Red Sox management, it's hard to picture him playing another home game in Fenway Park.

It's a shame, really. The latest reports suggest that the Sox remain millions of dollars apart in negotiations, with the Sox offering about half of the $10 million to $12 million Varitek would have received through arbitration had he consented to it after the season.

WEEI.com has learned from a source close to the negotiations that the two-year offer made by the Red Sox to catcher Jason Varitek is for $5 million for the first year, along with a club option for $5 million or a $3 million player option for season No. 2 of the deal. It is believed incentives would be part of the agreement. The Red Sox have set a deadline for Varitek to accept the offer, although it is not known what the date has been set.

Add in an additional report Saturday from the reliable Buster Olney that the Sox and Varitek remain at an "impasse," and it's not hard to read the writing on the wall: It still looks like El Capitan is on his way out.

Given the market, how can Varitek reasonably expect $10 million-plus? The entire situation is beginning to take the shape of a bad divorce, unfolding in slow motion as all we kids beg for Mommy and Daddy to start listening to each other better.